Update 3/30/24: Several commenters have confirmed that brands like Amazon and Best Buy are eligible for this offer, so it does seem like it’s valid on all third party brands as suspected.
The Deal
- Earn 4x points when buying qualifying gift cards at Safeway, Albertsons & other Just For U stores.
- Direct link to digital coupon.
Key Terms
- Expires March 31, 2024.
- Unlimited use.
Tips & Ideas
This deal isn’t at all clear because there’s no indication as to what’s meant by “qualifying”. My guess – and it is only a guess – is that all third party gift card brands will be eligible. That’s a somewhat educated guess because a) 4x points is worth up to 10% back on gas or less on groceries and b) it’s only around for two days which would make sense if it’s valid on high value brands like Amazon and Best Buy.
It’s an unlimited use coupon, so you could buy a small denomination gift card first to check if you earn 4x points, then hit it harder if it does work and you can get good value when redeeming the points.
Something to bear in mind is that the Just For U program is being revamped from Monday April 1. I’d had a quick look at the changes a week or two ago, but it wasn’t clear how exactly redemptions will be changing. There’s a chance that they could be devaluing the value of the points though, so bear that in mind and maybe redeem the points by March 31 just in case.
Is this a better deal than Kroger 4x FP deal that runs for 50% of the days in a year?
It depends on how you redeem the points. With Kroger you can save up to 14% on gas with their 4x promos, whereas the most you can save with this deal is 10%. However, Safeway, Albertsons, etc. also let you redeem points for savings on groceries which Kroger doesn’t allow.
So as far as Gas purchases are concerned Kroger 4x is far superior. When it comes to grocery redemption the max value you can get $16 / 1k but cannot be scaled. All other grocery awards are even less valuable. Kroger fuel points can be sold for cash at $16/1K or better. I would hope cash is much better than overpriced groceries. Hence in totality KR 4x deal seems to be better Safeway 4x. Do you agree or am I missing something in my analysis?
If you’re selling Kroger fuel points, that definitely seems like the better option than this 4x deal at Safeway. However, Safeway/Albertsons, etc. often have deals like 10x on other brands or 8x on Apple, etc. Those deals can potentially be better than Kroger, so it all depends on the specific deal.
Agreed. I was talking about this specific deal and not every Safeway deal that has occurred in the past or may happen in future.
No need to get excited about this deal if you can do Kroger 4x deals for 10-15 days every month.
Tried it at my jewel with a $100 amazon gift card, it worked. I tried asking about it at the customer service desk but she wasn’t sure, ended up trying to tell me it was just on the store gift card. If you have it. Use your chase freedom flex to get the 5% from the grocery category.
Typical Safeway special promo. A full page of tiny fine print legalese gobble-de-gook, but it omits the key point: which cards are eligible.
Just bought an Amazon card and received the 4x. The store manager had no clue about the deal or which gc’s though
Promo worked at Safeway for Best Buy $100. Got 400 points.
Great deal to combine with their Slam Dunk promotion of buy $25 get a $5 off coupon for your next purchase. Bought a $25 Disney GC and got a $5 off coupon and 100 points.
Thanks for the heads up about that separate promotion – I hadn’t seen it in the ad that I’d checked on Wednesday, but just checked a different region and can see it in theirs.
4X worked for an eBay card.
Is this 4x per dollar spent or 4x per gift card?
4x per dollar spent